Excerpt from Infant Care
It is of the utmost importance to have the birth of the baby promptly and properly registered. This should be done preferably within 36 hours after the baby's birth.
In most States the physician, midwife, nurse, or other attendant is required by law to report the birth to the local registrar, who will see that the date of birth and the child's name, together with other related facts, are made matters of public record. Birth registration is necessary in order to prove, among other things, the child's age and citizenship, his right to go to school, his right to go to work, to inherit property, to marry, to hold office, to secure passports for foreign travel, and to prove his mothers right to a pension, if she is a widow. Parents should make sure that this protection of fundamental rights is assured to every child born to them. If there is any doubt about whether the birth of a child has been registered, an inquiry may be sent to the State board of health at the State capital, where the records are filed. If there is no birth record, the board will furnish a blank which may then be filled out and returned.
The Home.
Selecting A Home.
The house which is to be the home of children should be sunny, well ventilated, and dry. The choice is usually limited by the size of the family income, but there is, nevertheless, within this limit some range of selection. Among houses of the same rental one may be in better repair than another, or the houses on one side of the street may be sunnier than those on the other, or one house may have more space about it than another, or the plumbing, drainage, or other conveniences may be in a more sanitary condition in one than in another.
Flats and apartments do not usually afford enough freedom for growing children, although a baby may do very well in such a place until he is 2 or 3 years old, when he needs more room, both indoors and out.
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